Waiting Game For Blue Bell Lovers

Fans of Blue Bell ice cream continue to wait for the popular creamery to begin production again. (Published Wednesday, April 29, 2015)

Fans of Blue Bell ice cream continue to wait for the popular creamery to begin production again.

Wednesday marked the ninth day since Blue Bell recalled all its products nationwide and began what it promises to be a thorough cleaning.

A company spokesperson told NBC 5 that there is no time frame for when ice cream production might restart.

"We anticipate some maintenance projects possibly to the floors, etc., and we are in the process of disassembling, swabbing and cleaning machinery. While both of these projects can be done simultaneously, they may take a few weeks. We would want all of these projects completed before production of ice cream begins," said Joe Roberson with Blue Bell.

State health inspectors found crickets in a storage room, dirty mop buckets and mildew at Blue Bell’s sprawling plant in Brenham, according to records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates.

(Published Wednesday, April 29, 2015)

Blue Bell’s Brenham facility and a separate Oklahoma plant have been under scrutiny since Listeria found in ice cream contributed to several deaths in Kansas and sickened people in Texas and other states.

Now, the electronic billboard of Shepard of Life Lutheran Church in Arlington reads, "Take your time. We will wait," accompanied with a Blue Bell logo. The signs represent the support many Texans have for the iconic ice cream brand.